Career Timeline 1970's | 1980's | 1990's
1 9 8 0 ' S	1980-81	Tours with E Street Band, THE RIVER Tour.
	1981	E Street Band play for Vietnam Veterans of America.
	1981	Co-produces Gary U.S. Bonds' first album, DEDICATION.
	1981-82	Co-produces Gary U.S. Bonds' second album, ON THE LINE.
	1982	Co-produces and performs on Bruce Springsteen's BORN IN THE U.S.A. album (released 1984).
	1982-83	Releases his first solo album, MEN WITHOUT WOMEN, and tours the U.S. and Europe.
	1983	Releases Solidarity single for the union movement in Poland.
	1984	Releases second solo album, VOICE OF AMERICA.
	1984	Officially leaves the E Street Band.
	1984	Tours VOICE OF AMERICA in U.S. and Europe.
	1984	Releases Vote!, a thematic 12" single for the 1984 Presidential Election.
	1984	Visits South Africa and Nicaragua doing research for third album, FREEDOM-NO COMPROMISE.
	1984	Produces LaBamba's Christmas Show for the Benefit of Missing Children, featuring Brian Setzer, Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds, Darlene Love, and others.
	1985	Performs in New Jersey for Passaic Fire Victims with Southside Johnny.
	1985	Produces and co-writes Standing in the Line of Fire single for Gary U.S. Bonds.
	1985	Co-founds Artists United Against Apartheid.
	1985	Establishes the Solidarity Foundation to promote the sovereignty of indigenous peoples and to foster economic development in harmony with the earth.
	1985	Co-produces SUN CITY anti-apartheid album which features over 50 international artists.
	1985	Produces the award-winning, full-length documentary on the SUN CITY project and oversees the publication of the book and teaching guide.
	1985	Produces two songs for Lords of the New Church.
	1985	Honored by the Mayor of Los Angeles for anti-apartheid work.
	1985	Co-writes Maria, a song about Mexican migrant workers in Texas, for Brian Setzer.
	1985	Honored by the Mayor of Atlanta for anti-apartheid work.
	1985	Co-writes You Don't Have to Cry, about the gasoline riots in Jamaica, for Jimmy Cliff for the soundtrack of the Jonathan Demme film, Something Wild.
	1986	Co-produces Lone Justice's album, SHELTER.
	1986	Performs at Amnesty International Concert in New Jersey, which is televised internationally.
	1986	Speaks at the United Nations and is honored for anti-apartheid work.
	1986	Visits the University for Peace in Costa Rica.
	1986	Performs at Anti-Apartheid concert in Central Park with Peter Gabriel, Bono, Bob Geldof, and Yoko Ono.
	1986	Speaks about South Africa at the U.S. Senate.
	1986	Performs at the United Nations with Peter Gabriel to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Both men are honored by the United Nations.
	1986	Receives commendation from Bishop Desmond Tutu for efforts on behalf of the anti-apartheid movement.
	1986	Receives International Documentary Association Award for The Making of Sun City.
	1986	Performs at Hurricane Irene; a benefit in Tokyo for the University for Peace, featuring Peter Gabriel, Nona Hendryx, Lou Reed and Jackson Browne, among others.
	1987	Releases third solo album, FREEDOM-NO COMPROMISE.
	1987	Begins FREEDOM-NO COMPROMISE Tour in Europe.
	1987	Tours the east coast of the United States as opening act for U2's THE JOSHUA TREE Tour.
	1988	Performs at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at Wembley Stadium.
	1989	Releases fourth solo album, REVOLUTION.
	1989	REVOLUTION Tour begins in Europe.
	1989	Is the only headline act at the biggest international demonstration against the government of China for its actions in Tiananmen Square. The event, which takes place in Rome, had crowd estimates of between 150-300 thousand people.
	1989	Writes While You Were Looking At Me and co-writes two other songs for Michael Monroe's album, NOT FAKIN' IT.
	1989	The Jukes' 1978 album HEARTS OF STONE is named one of the 100 best albums of the past twenty years by Rolling Stone Magazine.
	1989	The SUN CITY album is named one of the 100 best albums of the decade by Rolling Stone Magazine.
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